Cucina Italiana
Stories of fresh semolina pasta, the stone oven and the Italian table: recipes, kitchen tips and news from HR Italy.
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Is there a pasta that won't make you gain weight? The honest answer, and our approach: HR Italy uses no white flour, our pasta is made from semolina and prepared with Chef Ramazan Karagüney's healthy, easy-to-digest recipes.
6 min read
Searching for "perfect pizza near me" in Eminönü or Karaköy? Our two restaurants there bake 14 pizzas in a stone oven. What makes a perfect pizza, our bestsellers, addresses and opening hours.
9 min read
Want a vegetarian meal in Eminönü or Karaköy? Half the menu at both HR Italy restaurants is meat-free: 31 dishes, from pizza to salad, with their ingredients.
6 min read
Home versions of the 22 pastas on our menu, with ingredients for two and step-by-step methods. First, a short tour of our kitchen: semolina, Italian pasta machines and Chef Ramazan Karagüney's recipes.
19 min read
Two addresses for anyone looking for an Italian restaurant in Istanbul: HR Italy Eminönü, by the Spice Bazaar in the historic peninsula, and HR Italy Karaköy, across the Galata Bridge. Where they are, what to order and when to go.
6 min read
Fresh semolina pasta every morning, a kitchen that never uses white flour and ingredients chosen one by one. The story behind every plate at our Karaköy and Eminönü restaurants.
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